Journal of Rural Health
Volume 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 73-83
Prevalence estimates of health risk behaviors of immigrant latino men who have sex with men (Article)
Rhodes S.D.* ,
Mccoy T.P. ,
Hergenrather K.C. ,
Vissman A.T. ,
Wolfson M. ,
Alonzo J. ,
Bloom F.R. ,
Alegría-Ortega J. ,
Eng E.
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Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States, The Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
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Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
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Department of Counseling and Human Organizational Studies, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States
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Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
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Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States, Department of Communication, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
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Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
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Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States
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Chatham Social Health Council, Siler City, NC, United States
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Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
Abstract
Purpose: Little is known about the health status of rural immigrant Latino men who have sex with men (MSM). These MSM comprise a subpopulation that tends to remain "hidden" from both researchers and practitioners. This study was designed to estimate the prevalence of tobacco, alcohol, and drug use, and sexual risk behaviors of Latino MSM living in rural North Carolina. Methods: A community-based participatory research (CBPR) partnership used respondent-driven sampling (RDS) to identify, recruit, and enroll Latino MSM to participate in an interviewer-administered behavioral assessment. RDS-weighted prevalence of risk behaviors was estimated using the RDS Analysis Tool. Data collection occurred in 2008. Results: A total of 190 Latino MSM was reached; the average age was 25.5 years and nearly 80% reported being from Mexico. Prevalence estimates of smoking everyday and past 30-day heavy episodic drinking were 6.5% and 35.0%, respectively. Prevalence estimates of past 12-month marijuana and cocaine use were 56.0% and 27.1%, respectively. Past 3-month prevalence estimates of sex with at least one woman, multiple male partners, and inconsistent condom use were 21.2%, 88.9%, and 54.1%, respectively. Conclusions: Respondents had low rates of tobacco use and club drug use, and high rates of sexual risk behaviors. Although this study represents an initial step in documenting the health risk behaviors of immigrant Latino MSM who are part of a new trend in Latino immigration to the southeastern United States, a need exists for further research, including longitudinal studies to understand the trajectory of risk behavior among immigrant Latino MSM. © 2011 National Rural Health Association.
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84855331166&doi=10.1111%2fj.1748-0361.2011.00373.x&partnerID=40&md5=e07066b04dd322116f41cd8329c65353
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2011.00373.x
ISSN: 0890765X
Cited by: 42
Original Language: English